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JAWORSKI THINKS PEYTON MANNING FITS BEST WITH THE JETS

"There hasn't been much to report on the Peyton Manning
front lately. The media furor surrounding the Colts' quarterback left
Indianapolis about the same time the Super Bowl did. Which lends credence to the
theory that the Manning-Jim Irsay back-and-forth was all about winning the PR
battle while the biggest game of the year was played in their backyard.

The most recent speculation has the Seahawks <a href="http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/34898438">interested
in Manning</a>, assuming the 36-year-old quarterback will be healthy enough to
resume his career in 2012 and that the Colts cut him loose in the coming weeks.
(Peyton's due $28 million on March 13; we can't see a scenario where Irsay forks
over that kind of dough.)

But perhaps we're being too presumptuous.
Here's what Seahawks general manager John Schnieder said last week.

“I’ve been blessed to be around a lot
of really good quarterback people that have taught me a lot about the position,”
Schneider said lastThursday. “So I just kind of incorporate that with the
quarterbacks I’ve been around. I just try to take all the information possible
from everybody I’ve been around. Ijust know if you panic at the position, it can
set the organization back. So we're not going to do that,"

“That may
disappoint fans, because they want to see an instant guy and have that instant
success,” Schneider continued. “But really, you’re better off continuing to
build your team. Initially when I got here, I thought we were going to plug the
quarterback in and we were going built around him. If we had done that, we would
have panicked in a way. And I’m not sure we would have been able to host the Saints (in the 2010
wild-card playoff game) and had that great atmosphere and all that.”

There's something to be said for not panicking. Then again, it's hard to
convince the fan base that you're taking the position seriously when you trade
for <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/423552">Charlie
Whitehurst</a> and a year later sign <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1107218">Tarvaris
Jackson</a>. The former isn't a capable backup and the latter was described
perfectly by NFL Network's Mike Mayock this week, “He’s developed to a certain
point, but I think that position needs to be upgraded. And I don’t mind T-Jack
competing for the position, but I think you either have to get a free agent in
there or you have to draft somebody.”

But Seattle isn't the only team breathlessly included in the Manning sweepstakes. There are
the other usual suspects: the Redskins, Dolphins and Jets. ESPN's Ron
Jaworski, most recently identified as the <a href="http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/34854877">third
wheel in Monday Night Football's new two-man booth</a>, was asked about
Manning's NFL future.

“I think Peyton Manning ends up playing somewhere
else (other than Indianapolis)," he said during an appearance 97.5 in
Philadelphia (via SportsRadioInterviews.com). "I think it’s a win-win for
everyone. Certainly, when you look at the Colts right now, they’re a team that’s
going through their development process with a new coaching staff and new
players. It’s going to be just like when Peyton came on board, years to develop
that football team. I think it’s best for Peyton to go and play on a team that
can compete for a Super Bowl, a team that might be a quarterback away from
elevating that team to Super Bowl status and I think that would be a win-win
situation.”

When asked about potential destinations, Jaws suggested what
a lot of people have been thinking for months.

“The New York Jets. … I
love <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/559373">Mark
Sanchez</a> and there are 25 other quarterbacks in this league that I would take
Peyton Manning over. There’s a turf war in New York. The Giants just won the Super
Bowl. The Jets are fighting for every inch of space they can get in the
newspaper. How do you get that inch? How do you get the headlines? You sign
Peyton Manning.”

Jaworski joins <a href="http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/34613789">Curtis
Martin</a>, us,
and we imagine Rex Ryan, <a href="http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/34604031">who
won't admit it now</a> but has almost certainly given some thought to the
possibility."

“Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.” MB Rule # 1

Re: JAWORSKI THINKS PEYTON MANNING FITS BEST WITH THE JETS

[quote user="poppa smurph"]

My money's on Miami. Not sure exactly why, just a feeling.</P>

Can't see him with the Jets, how could they afford Manning and " the Sanchize" under one cap?</P>[/quote]From what I have heard from some of the talking heads, it sounds like the Dolphins have the money to afford Peyton. Not bad for Phins fans. Peyton would have Marshall, Bess and Hartline at WR. They still have Bush and Thomas at RB. Don't know if Fasano will be re-signed, but I think he would fit in well there.

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